Gibney titled the two-hour documentary Catching Hell because life since the incidents has been nothing short of horrific.

The constant media attention affected Buckner in his personal life, it made the subconscious of Boston, and America in general believe it was all one man’s fault. The documentary does a great job of showing how it was the media that failed to look at any other of the other factors that went into the infamous Game Six.

Buckner said it was incredibly difficult for him to forgive the media “for what they put me and my family through.”

The constant attention paid to the gaffe by the newspapers, both local and nationally, was an everyday reminder that Buckner was the reason the Mets ended up winning the World Series.

Luckily for Buckner, the Red Sox have won two championships in the last decade and the fans have learned to accept their former villain. He even threw out the first pitch to kickoff the 2008 season, a year after their second championship in four years.

Recently he appeared on an episode of HBO’s hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm, where he ended up catching a baby that had been stuck in a high-rise building that was on fire.

The credits roll as Buckner receives a standing ovation.

Finally, all of the demons brought about by his fans and the media have been extinguished, but documentaries like this one remind us of how influential the media can be.